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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8918

XXE in Dive Assistant - Template Builder in Blackwave Dive Assistant - Desktop Edition 8.0 allows attackers to remotely view local files via a crafted template.xml file.

EXPLOITMEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.21%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

XXE in Dive Assistant - Template Builder in Blackwave Dive Assistant - Desktop Edition 8.0 allows attackers to remotely view local files via a crafted template.xml file.

CVSS 3.0
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
2.21% probability · 82th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 12 May 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-611
Affected
blackwave/dive assistant
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 2.21%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 2.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-42000source ↗Dive Assistant Template Builder 8.0 - XML External Entity Injectionwindows · Trent Gordonlocal12 May 2017no

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.